LAUSD CREATES EXPANDED TEACHER POOL FOR OAH?
(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)
If you have been following the events at LAUSD, you know that many teachers are being targeted for dismissal for trivial and non-existent reasons. This has led to an increase in disciplinary hearings at the Office of Administrative Hearings. I have become aware of a serious problem faced by teachers who choose to challenge their dismissals: It is extremely difficult for teachers to find a panel member so they must take "pot luck" with whomever the Los Angeles County Office of Education provides. This means that the only information the teacher has about the panel member